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Biles’ win makes her the second woman in Olympic history to win the vault twice, having claimed gold at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio. The victory also marks a triumphant return for the gymnast ...
Jul 30, 2024; Paris, France; Simone Biles of the United States looks at her gold medal after the women’s team final at the Paris 2024 Olympic Summer Games at Bercy Arena.
In a satirical Instagram post, Simone Biles hosted a funeral for her signature Yurchenko double pike vault, also known as […]
The seven-time Olympic medalist scored a 15.800 on her first vault, executing her signature Yurchenko double pike. A few minutes earlier, Biles was crawling on the vault runway to protect her ankle.
In April, Biles began her season at the Pacific Rim Championships, where she won the all-around title and had the highest score on vault (where she debuted a more difficult second vault), floor exercise (where she debuted a new floor routine), and balance beam.
The vault requires Biles to do a round-off onto the vault, then a half-twist onto the table before doing two full twists. It entered the Code after she made it part of her routine at the 2018 ...
PHOTO: Simone Biles of the U.S. slaps hands with her coach Laurent Landi after performing on the vault during the artistic gymnastics women's all-around final at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Aug. 1, 2024.
However, Biles did not perform the vault as she withdrew from most event finals after experiencing "the twisties", a psychological phenomenon causing a gymnast to lose air awareness while performing twisting elements, throughout the Olympics. [6] At the 2023 World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium, Biles successfully completed the vault. It was ...